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From: rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu (Russell Hendel)
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 19:10:11 -0400
Subject: Musical Apologies (And Questions)

Fellow mathematician, former Chavrutah, MJer and fellow music lover, Dr.
Eli Passo pointed out to me that my statement in a recent Mail Jewish
that Bloch wrote Kol Nidre was incorrect.

The composer who wrote Kol Nidre was of course Max Bruch.

My apologies to the composers and any devotees of their music.

In discussion with Eli several other examples of Jewish inspired music
were noted (by both of us).

--The second movement of the Italian Symphony (Symphony #4 in A) by
Felix Mendelsohn clearly was influenced by the Teamim of Eychah (this
was first pointed out to me by the grandson of Elchonon Wasserman who
was named after him (may he rest in peace).

--The Kaddish and several other symphonic works of Leonard Bernstein

--Kol Nidre (as noted above).

This raises an interesting question:

How many other serious symphonic musical works derive themes from Jewish
sources---Teamim, chazanuth, Biblical themes? Are there any books on
these? Perhaps other people out there are interested in compiling a list
of these.

Russell Jay Hendel, Ph.d; ASA, rhendel @ mcs . drexel . edu